Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil
Brazil: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 696,748 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil stood at 696,748.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil peaked at 887,428 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 457,406, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 6th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 457,406 | 457,406 | 457,406 | 1 |
| 1990s | 807,053 | 807,053 | 807,053 | 1 |
| 2000s | 831,146 | 754,291 | 887,428 | 10 |
| 2010s | 787,170 | 762,132 | 798,957 | 10 |
| 2020s | 775,482 | 696,748 | 819,787 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 3 United States 1.78 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 1.51 million compare
- 5 Nigeria 913,305 compare
- 7 Mexico 571,832 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 561,172 compare
- 9 Philippines 527,504 compare
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Brazil was 696,748 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 887,428 in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,406 in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.